Waimangu Valley

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Waimangu Valley

 

 

Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley is the hydro thermal system created as the direct result of the volcanic eruption of Mount Tarawera on 10 June 1886. It includes Lake Rotomahana, the former site of the Pink and White Terraces. It was the location of the Waimangu Geyser which was active from 1901 to 1904.

 

 

Waimangu Geyser

 

Lake Rotomahana

More Photos of Lake Rotomahana

The name 'Waimangu' means 'black waters' in Māori, the indigenous language of New Zealand. This name comes from the water that was thrown up by the famous Waimangu Geyser, which was black with mud and rocks.

 

Black Swans

The valley is home to a population of wallaby and Black Swan, which according to local guides were introduced to the region from Western Australia by George Edward Grey in the 19th century.

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Echo Crater

 

 

 

toy-toy

 

 


 

Lake Tarawera

 

Maori memorial

 

dormant volcano Mount Tarawera
major eruption in 1886

Photos of the buried village

 

grass grown for cattle on one of the volcanic mounds


 

Photos of the Geothermal Power Station


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